Liu Bei's eye circles were also red. He sighed, stood up, cupped his hands towards Cao Cao, and said: "Brother Meng De is right. Things have reached this point, and we have nothing to care about. Today's situation
Bei just has this skin and flesh, Yun Chang is dead, and if I, the brother, cannot muster all my strength to avenge my brother, I will be in vain."
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction.
"Xiande Xuande, the pottery merchants have occupied Chengdu and blocked our retreat. Now the food route behind us has been cut off. If we continue to guard Jiange, we will probably be doomed."
Liu Bei stood up and said, "What does Brother Meng De mean?"
Cao Cao snorted and said: "Everyone is already like this, so we might as well give him a try and give him a fight. Let's gather all our military strength, return quickly, and attack Fushui Pass. We can really kill Chengdu in one go.
If the potter is killed, our fight will not be in vain."
After Liu Bei heard this, he thought carefully for a long time, then nodded and said: "That's very good, Tao Shang, I must kill him to avenge my second brother."
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At the same time, the pottery merchants in Chengdu were sorting out the books in the city and carefully understanding the people's livelihood in Chengdu, as well as the taxation and grain production situation of Junjun County in Chengdu Pingyuan Prefecture.
"There are 73,000 households and a population of nearly 400,000. However, one city can reach such a population. It is worthy of being the leading city in the southwest."
The pottery merchant looked at the table, tutted his tongue in appreciation, and at the same time glanced at Huang Quan, Wang Lei, Liu Ba, Li Hui, Qin Mi and others below...
These people lowered their heads and remained silent.
Tao Shang smiled slightly and didn't care. He put down the household registration form in his hand and said: "Since you have joined the imperial court with Liu Jiyu, you will be the ministers of the Han Dynasty from now on, that is, Tao's colleagues. Among our colleagues,
If you have anything to say, it’s okay to say it. There’s no need to hide it. If you feel unhappy, it’s okay to say it.”
Everyone still bowed their heads and didn't answer.
The potter seemed to be indifferent and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't answer, but no matter what, we will govern Shu together from now on. If there is a gap in our hearts, I am afraid that this land of happiness may not be able to be governed.
Okay, I hope you all will think carefully about it."
When Huang Quan heard this, his expression seemed to move.
He cupped his hands and said, "According to the Prime Minister's opinion, it seems that he has a lot of insight into the management of Shu. I wonder if the Prime Minister has any insights on the development of Shu?"
The potter smiled and said: "Huang Gong is finally willing to talk to me. Then I would like to ask Huang Gong first, what is the first difficulty in developing Shu?"
Huang Quan puffed up his chest and said solemnly: "Since ancient times, although the Shu people have thought that they have been unified in Zhengshuo, the Central Plains, the land of Shu is forced by the Rong to the west and the barbarians to the south. The geographical location is remote, and the roads to Shu are difficult to reach.
As the saying goes, even though it is as rich as Chengdu, it still has a sense of foreignness in the eyes of people from China."
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "Huang Gong's words are right on target. For the land of Sichuan and Shu, this road and location are indeed a big problem. This is a natural disadvantage that cannot be changed, and neither can I, but it is relatively
Despite the disadvantages, Sichuan and Shu also have their advantages, we just need to make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."
Huang Quan raised his head and said, "May I ask what is the leader in Shu?"
"stable."
The pottery merchant raised his fingers and said: "The Central Plains and the northwest have been subject to repeated turmoil. In the Jiangnan and Jinling lands, I have taken in a large number of refugees who migrated from the Central Plains. But with this situation now, even Jiangnan is
It is not enough to receive so many people, especially the refugees from Guanzhong. Most of them come to Xichuan. After all, compared to the Central Plains, Sichuan is stable and prosperous. This has increased the manpower in Sichuan to a certain extent, and it can be regarded as
It’s time for Shu.”
After a pause, the pottery merchant continued: "The brocade industry in Sichuan is famous all over the world. In my opinion, if we want to develop Sichuan and Shu, we must first expand the silk industry and increase the variety of Shu brocade, especially the patterns of Shu brocade.
With development and innovation, we will soon usher in an era of peace. At that time, more auspicious patterns will be added to the Shu brocade, not only the current patterns of birds and animals, but also flowers blooming, rivers, rivers, fish, wishful peonies, etc., which will have its own advantages.
We must develop and innovate, this is the first law of development."
Qin Mi, Li Hui, Wang Lei and others looked at each other with a bit of surprise in their eyes.
The pottery merchant continued: "Of course, brocade is only a focus of development. We cannot put all our treasures on it. To the south of Chengdu is Nanzhong. Although the high mountains are full of poisonous diseases, there are also many fine medicinal materials and treasures. We
It is intended to open medicine markets in Chengdu and Hanzhong in the future... In addition, there is agriculture. Chengdu's fine soil is famous all over the world, but you may not know that these high-quality soils can be divided into at least a dozen types..."
After talking a lot in a nonchalant manner, the surrendered ministers headed by Huang Quan were completely confused.
After the pottery merchant had finished speaking, Huang Quan looked at him with some confusion and said, "The prime minister seems to have done a lot of homework before coming to Xichuan."
The potter smiled and said: "That's natural. After all, this is the land of the Han Dynasty. Since Liu Jiyu has surrendered, Tao will naturally take care of it. This is the land of the Han Dynasty. Naturally, I can't be biased."
Although the crowd didn't say anything, the potter could see that they had changed due to his enthusiasm.
After all, no one hopes to achieve nothing, everyone hopes to show their talents, especially Sichuan and Shu, which is of great significance to these old officials of Yizhou.
The potter came to this land with enthusiasm, and he believed that he could arouse their enthusiasm.
Everyone talked to each other for a whole afternoon before they dispersed.
As soon as everyone left, Taishi Ci rushed into the mansion in a hurry.
"Third brother, urgent military situation!"
Tao Shang did not reach out to receive the battle report, but said: "Did Cao Cao and Liu Bei make a desperate move?"
Taishi Ci was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the battle report in his hand doubtfully and asked curiously: "How do you know?"
The potter chuckled and said: "Of course I know. I have known them for many years. As soon as they stick their butts out, I know they are..."
After a pause, the pottery merchant swallowed his next words.
It seems a little disgusting.
"How about Jiange Pass? Did they leave soldiers and horses to guard it?"
Taishi Ci nodded and said: "We are staying. A small number of soldiers are left to defend. Mr. Guo and General Xu are driving their troops to attack desperately."
Tao Shang nodded suddenly and said: "It seems that Cao Cao and Liu Bei are competing for time with me. They want to kill me before the army in the rear breaks through the sword pavilion... This is also the extreme hatred for me.
Already."
"Third brother, what should we do?"
"What can I do? Of course I won't let them kill me, and I will kill them with my backhand. It's the last battle. Tell the brothers to stay alert and fight a good battle!"